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Thursday, May 3, 2012 • Issue # 942
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MIRACULOUS SURVIVAL OF MAINE HIKER IN REMOTE GARFIELD COUNTY 59- year old Victoria Grover of Wade, Maine is alive and OK after spending 4 days with a broken leg and no food in a remote hiking area in Garfield County. Grover, an avid outdoorswoman and physician’s assistant, decided to visit the Sand Creek area after having taken an outdoor course there from BYU 40 years ago. She had planned only to do a small day hike, and parked her vehicle at the Hell’s Backbone road, to walk from there to Sand Creek and back. But it got dark before Grover was able to make it back to her car, and so she stayed the night in the desert. The next morning (Wednesday) she jumped off a 4 foot ledge and broke her leg just above her ankle. Grover scooted to the Sand Creek, and was able to drink the water, but other than a few light snacks, she had no food or shelter. Grover, who also suffers from Type 2 diabetes, says she
survived by laying in the sun during the daylight to sleep, and staying awake at night. The bed and breakfast she stayed at (Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch) called the Garfield County Sheriff’s office when she didn’t check out Thursday as scheduled. Fortunately, deputies were able to find her car rental agreement in her room, which helped them locate her vehicle on the Hell’s Backbone road. Search and rescue crews were unable to locate her, and the Utah Highway Patrol search helicopter was called in to search. Search and Rescue teams on horseback were able to find her tracks leading downstream, and at 9:30 Saturday morning she was found by the UHP helicopter. An EMT on the helicopter treated the woman on sight, and then the helicopter transported her to Garfield Memorial Hospital, where she was treated for exposure and for
her broken leg. Garfield County Sheriff Deputy Ray Gardner says “It’s truly a miraculous survivial, if we hadn’t been able to find her car rental agreement to locate her car, we’d still be looking for her, and I feel certain she wouldn’t have survived much longer.” Gardner, a native of Boulder and frequently heading search parties for lost hikers in his jurisdiction, also says “Many things can go wrong even on a simple day hike. It’s very important to let someone one know what your itinerary is: where exactly you’re going and when exactly you plan to be back.” Garfield County County Sheriff Danny Perkins says “We want to thank the Garfield County Search and Rescue team along with the UHP helicopter crew for their dedication, hard work, and many, many hours of training and expertise. Because of them, we were able to save a life today.”
GARKANE ENERGY ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING ELECTION RESULTS Results of Garkane Energy’s Director elections were announced during each of the Cooperatives Annual Meeting Sessions held in Orderville, Utah, April 25, 2012; and Loa, Utah, April 26, 2012. Incumbent Director, Randy Brown - Kanab, ran unopposed and will continue to serve as a Board Member for District 7. In Garkane Districts 2 and 5, Board President, Carl, Boyd, Jr. announced Incumbent Directors Trent Hunt – Loa and Terry Griffiths – Orderville, as the winners of their respective District elections. Mr. Eric Torgerson – Loa ran against Director Hunt, and
Mr. Shane Frost - Orderville ran against Director Griffiths. The evenings each included a free barbeque for the public, a health fair from local area EMT crews, displays, and a business meeting, which reviewed election results and a video of the past year’s accomplishments and financial information. This year’s business sessions also included youth speakers from last year’s Utah Rural Electric Association (UREA) Youth Leadership Challenge, which was co-sponsored by Garkane and several other Cooperatives in Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming. Valley High
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School Senior, Mickell Hoyt spoke at the Business Session in Orderville, and Wayne HighSchool Senior, Amber Cook spoke at the Business Session in Loa. Deseret Power CFO, Bob Dalley spoke to the members in Orderville and Deseret Power CEO, Kimball Rasmussen spoke to the members in Loa. In accordance with the Cooperative’s Bylaws, Directors Brown, Hunt, and Griffiths will all serve three-year terms. Garkane Board Members will also elect Board Officers and representatives to Deseret Power (Garkane’s wholesale power supplier) and the Utah Rural Electric Association (Statewide organization) at the first regular Board Meeting following the Annual Meeting.
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